Chad Took ExxonMobil’s Assets and Is Still Paying For It
The Chad oil nationalisation of ExxonMobil assets derailed a US$407 million Savannah Energy deal and continues to deter the investment...
September 4, 2026Topic
Oil
Congo-Brazzaville Owes Almost as Much as It Produces
Congo-Brazzaville debt reached 97.2 percent of GDP at end-2025, far above the CEMAC ceiling, while oil still supplies 90 percent...
September 4, 2026
Gabon Cut Its Revenue Forecast by a Fifth and Kept Spending
The Gabon revised budget cuts revenue projections 22 percent to 3.24 trillion CFA francs while spending holds, which investors say...
September 4, 2026
Libya’s Rival Camps Sign a Roadmap With Haftar Inside It
Libya economy reunification would touch budgeting, oil revenue and monetary policy, after rival camps agreed on 30 August to elections...
September 3, 2026
Kinshasa and Luanda Push Shared Oil Zone and Fuel Deal
The Congo Angola oil zone and a Sonangol fuel supply arrangement were pushed forward when the two presidents met in...
August 29, 2026
Woodside Drops Its Climate Target and Leans Harder on Senegal
Woodside Sangomar is now central to the company plan after it scrapped a Scope 3 emissions target and US$5 billion...
August 29, 2026
Libya Is Selling Europe Gas It Currently Cannot Export
Libya gas exports to Italy fell to 105 million cubic feet a day in 2025, a 22-year low, even as...
August 28, 2026
Angola’s Deficit More Than Quadrupled While Oil Prices Were Rising
The Angola fiscal deficit widened 326% to 3,943.8 billion kwanzas in the first half of 2026, about US$4.3 billion, even...
August 25, 2026
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026